Exiting Belindia? Lesson from the Recent Decline in Income Inequality in Brazil

After decades of persistent disparities, inequality in Brazil has fallen steadily over the last fifteen years. This robust rate of decline has surpassed the pace of the Latin American region as a whole, and is taking place as inequality rises in several rapid-growth emerging economies in other regions. This document examines the recent trend in income inequality in Brazil, its key policy drivers and some of the challenges ahead. It aims at capturing some of the lessons behind Brazil?s experience to share with other economies in the region and beyond.

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Main Authors: Rocha, Sonia, Lopez-Calva, Luis F.
Language:English
en_US
Published: World Bank, Washington, DC 2012
Subjects:ACCESS TO SERVICES, ACCOUNTING, ADVERSE IMPACT, ADVISERS, ANNUAL CHANGE, ANNUAL GROWTH, AVERAGE CHANGE, AVERAGE INCOME, AVERAGE INCOMES, CAPITAL GAINS, CASH TRANSFER PROGRAMS, CASH TRANSFERS, CLERKS, COL, CONCENTRATION COEFFICIENTS, COUNTERFACTUAL, DECLINING INEQUALITY, DECREASING INEQUALITY, DEMOGRAPHIC CHANGES, DEMOGRAPHIC FACTORS, DEVELOPMENT OUTCOMES, DIFFERENCES IN INCOME, DISTRIBUTION OF INCOME, DRIVERS, EARNING, ECONOMIC CONDITIONS, ECONOMIC GROWTH, ECONOMIC POLICIES, ECONOMIC REFORMS, EMPIRICAL EVIDENCE, EMPLOYMENT, EMPLOYMENT OF WOMEN, EQUITABLE DISTRIBUTION, EQUITABLE INCOME DISTRIBUTION, EXTREME POVERTY, FAMILY INCOME, FAMILY INCOMES, FINANCIAL CRISIS, GDP, GINI COEFFICIENT, GINI COEFFICIENTS, GINI INDEX, GRADUAL INCREASE, GROWTH COMPONENT, GROWTH RATE, GROWTH RATES, HOUSEHOLD INCOME, HOUSEHOLD INCOMES, HOUSEHOLD PER CAPITA INCOME, HOUSEHOLD SURVEYS, HUMAN DEVELOPMENT, ILLITERACY, IMPACT ON POVERTY, INCOME, INCOME COUNTRIES, INCOME DIFFERENTIALS, INCOME DISPARITIES, INCOME DISTRIBUTION, INCOME GAINS, INCOME GROUP, INCOME GROUPS, INCOME GROWTH, INCOME INEQUALITIES, INCOME INEQUALITY, INCOME LEVELS, INCOME SHARE, INCOME TAX, INCOME VARIABLES, INCOMES, INCREASING SHARE, INEQUALITY INDEX, INEQUALITY LEVELS, INEQUALITY REDUCTION, INTERNATIONAL COMPARISONS, INTERVENTIONS, LABOR FORCE, LABOR INCOME, LABOR INCOMES, LABOR MARKET, LABOR MARKET POLICIES, LABOR MARKET SEGMENTATION, MACRO POLICY, MACROECONOMIC ENVIRONMENT, MACROECONOMIC INSTABILITY, MACROECONOMIC STABILITY, MACROECONOMICS, MATHEMATICS, MEAN INCOME, MIDDLE INCOME, MINIMUM LEVEL, MINIMUM WAGE, NEGATIVE IMPACT, NUTRITION, OBSERVED CHANGES, OCCUPATIONS, PENSIONS, PER CAPITA INCOMES, PERSONAL INCOME, POLICY OBJECTIVE, POLICY OPTIONS, POLICY REFORMS, POLITICAL INSTABILITY, POLITICAL SCIENTISTS, POOR, POOR CHILDREN, POOR FAMILIES, POOR GROWTH, POSITIVE EFFECT, POSITIVE IMPACT, POVERTY CHANGES, POVERTY GAP, POVERTY RATE, POVERTY REDUCING, POVERTY REDUCTION, PRODUCTIVITY, PUBLIC POLICY, PUBLIC TRANSFERS, REDISTRIBUTIVE EFFECTS, REDISTRIBUTIVE IMPACT, REDUCING INEQUALITY, REGIONAL DIFFERENCES, RELATIVE IMPORTANCE, RENTS, RETIREMENT, RISING INEQUALITY, RURAL, RURAL AREA, RURAL AREAS, RURAL BENEFICIARIES, RURAL INEQUALITY, RURAL WORKERS, SALARIES, SALARY, SANITATION, SECTOR EMPLOYEES, SERVANTS, SIGNALING EFFECT, SIGNIFICANCE LEVEL, SIGNIFICANT IMPACT, SKILLED LABOR, SKILLED WORKERS, SOCIAL ASSISTANCE, SOCIAL POLICIES, SOCIAL POLICY, SOCIAL PROGRAMS, SOCIAL SECURITY, SOCIAL SECURITY PROGRAMS, SOCIAL TRANSFERS, STRUCTURAL REFORMS, TARGETED TRANSFERS, TARGETING, UNPAID WORKERS, UNSKILLED LABOR, WAGE DIFFERENTIALS, WAGE DISTRIBUTION, WAGE INCREASES, WAGE POLICY, WAGES, WELL-BEING, WELLBEING,
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spelling dig-okr-10986128082024-08-08T15:03:33Z Exiting Belindia? Lesson from the Recent Decline in Income Inequality in Brazil Rocha, Sonia Lopez-Calva, Luis F. ACCESS TO SERVICES ACCOUNTING ADVERSE IMPACT ADVISERS ANNUAL CHANGE ANNUAL GROWTH AVERAGE CHANGE AVERAGE INCOME AVERAGE INCOMES CAPITAL GAINS CASH TRANSFER PROGRAMS CASH TRANSFERS CLERKS COL CONCENTRATION COEFFICIENTS COUNTERFACTUAL DECLINING INEQUALITY DECREASING INEQUALITY DEMOGRAPHIC CHANGES DEMOGRAPHIC FACTORS DEVELOPMENT OUTCOMES DIFFERENCES IN INCOME DISTRIBUTION OF INCOME DRIVERS EARNING ECONOMIC CONDITIONS ECONOMIC GROWTH ECONOMIC POLICIES ECONOMIC REFORMS EMPIRICAL EVIDENCE EMPLOYMENT EMPLOYMENT OF WOMEN EQUITABLE DISTRIBUTION EQUITABLE INCOME DISTRIBUTION EXTREME POVERTY FAMILY INCOME FAMILY INCOMES FINANCIAL CRISIS GDP GINI COEFFICIENT GINI COEFFICIENTS GINI INDEX GRADUAL INCREASE GROWTH COMPONENT GROWTH RATE GROWTH RATES HOUSEHOLD INCOME HOUSEHOLD INCOMES HOUSEHOLD PER CAPITA INCOME HOUSEHOLD SURVEYS HUMAN DEVELOPMENT ILLITERACY IMPACT ON POVERTY INCOME INCOME COUNTRIES INCOME DIFFERENTIALS INCOME DISPARITIES INCOME DISTRIBUTION INCOME GAINS INCOME GROUP INCOME GROUPS INCOME GROWTH INCOME INEQUALITIES INCOME INEQUALITY INCOME LEVELS INCOME SHARE INCOME TAX INCOME VARIABLES INCOMES INCREASING SHARE INEQUALITY INDEX INEQUALITY LEVELS INEQUALITY REDUCTION INTERNATIONAL COMPARISONS INTERVENTIONS LABOR FORCE LABOR INCOME LABOR INCOMES LABOR MARKET LABOR MARKET POLICIES LABOR MARKET SEGMENTATION MACRO POLICY MACROECONOMIC ENVIRONMENT MACROECONOMIC INSTABILITY MACROECONOMIC STABILITY MACROECONOMICS MATHEMATICS MEAN INCOME MIDDLE INCOME MINIMUM LEVEL MINIMUM WAGE NEGATIVE IMPACT NUTRITION OBSERVED CHANGES OCCUPATIONS PENSIONS PER CAPITA INCOMES PERSONAL INCOME POLICY OBJECTIVE POLICY OPTIONS POLICY REFORMS POLITICAL INSTABILITY POLITICAL SCIENTISTS POOR POOR CHILDREN POOR FAMILIES POOR GROWTH POSITIVE EFFECT POSITIVE IMPACT POVERTY CHANGES POVERTY GAP POVERTY RATE POVERTY REDUCING POVERTY REDUCTION PRODUCTIVITY PUBLIC POLICY PUBLIC TRANSFERS REDISTRIBUTIVE EFFECTS REDISTRIBUTIVE IMPACT REDUCING INEQUALITY REGIONAL DIFFERENCES RELATIVE IMPORTANCE RENTS RETIREMENT RISING INEQUALITY RURAL RURAL AREA RURAL AREAS RURAL BENEFICIARIES RURAL INEQUALITY RURAL WORKERS SALARIES SALARY SANITATION SECTOR EMPLOYEES SERVANTS SIGNALING EFFECT SIGNIFICANCE LEVEL SIGNIFICANT IMPACT SKILLED LABOR SKILLED WORKERS SOCIAL ASSISTANCE SOCIAL POLICIES SOCIAL POLICY SOCIAL PROGRAMS SOCIAL SECURITY SOCIAL SECURITY PROGRAMS SOCIAL TRANSFERS STRUCTURAL REFORMS TARGETED TRANSFERS TARGETING UNPAID WORKERS UNSKILLED LABOR WAGE DIFFERENTIALS WAGE DISTRIBUTION WAGE INCREASES WAGE POLICY WAGES WELL-BEING WELLBEING After decades of persistent disparities, inequality in Brazil has fallen steadily over the last fifteen years. This robust rate of decline has surpassed the pace of the Latin American region as a whole, and is taking place as inequality rises in several rapid-growth emerging economies in other regions. This document examines the recent trend in income inequality in Brazil, its key policy drivers and some of the challenges ahead. It aims at capturing some of the lessons behind Brazil?s experience to share with other economies in the region and beyond. 2013-03-21T13:32:07Z 2013-03-21T13:32:07Z 2012 http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2012/01/16423641/exiting-belindia-lesson-recent-decline-income-inequality-brazil https://hdl.handle.net/10986/12808 English en_US CC BY 3.0 IGO http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo/ World Bank application/pdf text/plain World Bank, Washington, DC
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topic ACCESS TO SERVICES
ACCOUNTING
ADVERSE IMPACT
ADVISERS
ANNUAL CHANGE
ANNUAL GROWTH
AVERAGE CHANGE
AVERAGE INCOME
AVERAGE INCOMES
CAPITAL GAINS
CASH TRANSFER PROGRAMS
CASH TRANSFERS
CLERKS
COL
CONCENTRATION COEFFICIENTS
COUNTERFACTUAL
DECLINING INEQUALITY
DECREASING INEQUALITY
DEMOGRAPHIC CHANGES
DEMOGRAPHIC FACTORS
DEVELOPMENT OUTCOMES
DIFFERENCES IN INCOME
DISTRIBUTION OF INCOME
DRIVERS
EARNING
ECONOMIC CONDITIONS
ECONOMIC GROWTH
ECONOMIC POLICIES
ECONOMIC REFORMS
EMPIRICAL EVIDENCE
EMPLOYMENT
EMPLOYMENT OF WOMEN
EQUITABLE DISTRIBUTION
EQUITABLE INCOME DISTRIBUTION
EXTREME POVERTY
FAMILY INCOME
FAMILY INCOMES
FINANCIAL CRISIS
GDP
GINI COEFFICIENT
GINI COEFFICIENTS
GINI INDEX
GRADUAL INCREASE
GROWTH COMPONENT
GROWTH RATE
GROWTH RATES
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
HOUSEHOLD INCOMES
HOUSEHOLD PER CAPITA INCOME
HOUSEHOLD SURVEYS
HUMAN DEVELOPMENT
ILLITERACY
IMPACT ON POVERTY
INCOME
INCOME COUNTRIES
INCOME DIFFERENTIALS
INCOME DISPARITIES
INCOME DISTRIBUTION
INCOME GAINS
INCOME GROUP
INCOME GROUPS
INCOME GROWTH
INCOME INEQUALITIES
INCOME INEQUALITY
INCOME LEVELS
INCOME SHARE
INCOME TAX
INCOME VARIABLES
INCOMES
INCREASING SHARE
INEQUALITY INDEX
INEQUALITY LEVELS
INEQUALITY REDUCTION
INTERNATIONAL COMPARISONS
INTERVENTIONS
LABOR FORCE
LABOR INCOME
LABOR INCOMES
LABOR MARKET
LABOR MARKET POLICIES
LABOR MARKET SEGMENTATION
MACRO POLICY
MACROECONOMIC ENVIRONMENT
MACROECONOMIC INSTABILITY
MACROECONOMIC STABILITY
MACROECONOMICS
MATHEMATICS
MEAN INCOME
MIDDLE INCOME
MINIMUM LEVEL
MINIMUM WAGE
NEGATIVE IMPACT
NUTRITION
OBSERVED CHANGES
OCCUPATIONS
PENSIONS
PER CAPITA INCOMES
PERSONAL INCOME
POLICY OBJECTIVE
POLICY OPTIONS
POLICY REFORMS
POLITICAL INSTABILITY
POLITICAL SCIENTISTS
POOR
POOR CHILDREN
POOR FAMILIES
POOR GROWTH
POSITIVE EFFECT
POSITIVE IMPACT
POVERTY CHANGES
POVERTY GAP
POVERTY RATE
POVERTY REDUCING
POVERTY REDUCTION
PRODUCTIVITY
PUBLIC POLICY
PUBLIC TRANSFERS
REDISTRIBUTIVE EFFECTS
REDISTRIBUTIVE IMPACT
REDUCING INEQUALITY
REGIONAL DIFFERENCES
RELATIVE IMPORTANCE
RENTS
RETIREMENT
RISING INEQUALITY
RURAL
RURAL AREA
RURAL AREAS
RURAL BENEFICIARIES
RURAL INEQUALITY
RURAL WORKERS
SALARIES
SALARY
SANITATION
SECTOR EMPLOYEES
SERVANTS
SIGNALING EFFECT
SIGNIFICANCE LEVEL
SIGNIFICANT IMPACT
SKILLED LABOR
SKILLED WORKERS
SOCIAL ASSISTANCE
SOCIAL POLICIES
SOCIAL POLICY
SOCIAL PROGRAMS
SOCIAL SECURITY
SOCIAL SECURITY PROGRAMS
SOCIAL TRANSFERS
STRUCTURAL REFORMS
TARGETED TRANSFERS
TARGETING
UNPAID WORKERS
UNSKILLED LABOR
WAGE DIFFERENTIALS
WAGE DISTRIBUTION
WAGE INCREASES
WAGE POLICY
WAGES
WELL-BEING
WELLBEING
ACCESS TO SERVICES
ACCOUNTING
ADVERSE IMPACT
ADVISERS
ANNUAL CHANGE
ANNUAL GROWTH
AVERAGE CHANGE
AVERAGE INCOME
AVERAGE INCOMES
CAPITAL GAINS
CASH TRANSFER PROGRAMS
CASH TRANSFERS
CLERKS
COL
CONCENTRATION COEFFICIENTS
COUNTERFACTUAL
DECLINING INEQUALITY
DECREASING INEQUALITY
DEMOGRAPHIC CHANGES
DEMOGRAPHIC FACTORS
DEVELOPMENT OUTCOMES
DIFFERENCES IN INCOME
DISTRIBUTION OF INCOME
DRIVERS
EARNING
ECONOMIC CONDITIONS
ECONOMIC GROWTH
ECONOMIC POLICIES
ECONOMIC REFORMS
EMPIRICAL EVIDENCE
EMPLOYMENT
EMPLOYMENT OF WOMEN
EQUITABLE DISTRIBUTION
EQUITABLE INCOME DISTRIBUTION
EXTREME POVERTY
FAMILY INCOME
FAMILY INCOMES
FINANCIAL CRISIS
GDP
GINI COEFFICIENT
GINI COEFFICIENTS
GINI INDEX
GRADUAL INCREASE
GROWTH COMPONENT
GROWTH RATE
GROWTH RATES
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
HOUSEHOLD INCOMES
HOUSEHOLD PER CAPITA INCOME
HOUSEHOLD SURVEYS
HUMAN DEVELOPMENT
ILLITERACY
IMPACT ON POVERTY
INCOME
INCOME COUNTRIES
INCOME DIFFERENTIALS
INCOME DISPARITIES
INCOME DISTRIBUTION
INCOME GAINS
INCOME GROUP
INCOME GROUPS
INCOME GROWTH
INCOME INEQUALITIES
INCOME INEQUALITY
INCOME LEVELS
INCOME SHARE
INCOME TAX
INCOME VARIABLES
INCOMES
INCREASING SHARE
INEQUALITY INDEX
INEQUALITY LEVELS
INEQUALITY REDUCTION
INTERNATIONAL COMPARISONS
INTERVENTIONS
LABOR FORCE
LABOR INCOME
LABOR INCOMES
LABOR MARKET
LABOR MARKET POLICIES
LABOR MARKET SEGMENTATION
MACRO POLICY
MACROECONOMIC ENVIRONMENT
MACROECONOMIC INSTABILITY
MACROECONOMIC STABILITY
MACROECONOMICS
MATHEMATICS
MEAN INCOME
MIDDLE INCOME
MINIMUM LEVEL
MINIMUM WAGE
NEGATIVE IMPACT
NUTRITION
OBSERVED CHANGES
OCCUPATIONS
PENSIONS
PER CAPITA INCOMES
PERSONAL INCOME
POLICY OBJECTIVE
POLICY OPTIONS
POLICY REFORMS
POLITICAL INSTABILITY
POLITICAL SCIENTISTS
POOR
POOR CHILDREN
POOR FAMILIES
POOR GROWTH
POSITIVE EFFECT
POSITIVE IMPACT
POVERTY CHANGES
POVERTY GAP
POVERTY RATE
POVERTY REDUCING
POVERTY REDUCTION
PRODUCTIVITY
PUBLIC POLICY
PUBLIC TRANSFERS
REDISTRIBUTIVE EFFECTS
REDISTRIBUTIVE IMPACT
REDUCING INEQUALITY
REGIONAL DIFFERENCES
RELATIVE IMPORTANCE
RENTS
RETIREMENT
RISING INEQUALITY
RURAL
RURAL AREA
RURAL AREAS
RURAL BENEFICIARIES
RURAL INEQUALITY
RURAL WORKERS
SALARIES
SALARY
SANITATION
SECTOR EMPLOYEES
SERVANTS
SIGNALING EFFECT
SIGNIFICANCE LEVEL
SIGNIFICANT IMPACT
SKILLED LABOR
SKILLED WORKERS
SOCIAL ASSISTANCE
SOCIAL POLICIES
SOCIAL POLICY
SOCIAL PROGRAMS
SOCIAL SECURITY
SOCIAL SECURITY PROGRAMS
SOCIAL TRANSFERS
STRUCTURAL REFORMS
TARGETED TRANSFERS
TARGETING
UNPAID WORKERS
UNSKILLED LABOR
WAGE DIFFERENTIALS
WAGE DISTRIBUTION
WAGE INCREASES
WAGE POLICY
WAGES
WELL-BEING
WELLBEING
spellingShingle ACCESS TO SERVICES
ACCOUNTING
ADVERSE IMPACT
ADVISERS
ANNUAL CHANGE
ANNUAL GROWTH
AVERAGE CHANGE
AVERAGE INCOME
AVERAGE INCOMES
CAPITAL GAINS
CASH TRANSFER PROGRAMS
CASH TRANSFERS
CLERKS
COL
CONCENTRATION COEFFICIENTS
COUNTERFACTUAL
DECLINING INEQUALITY
DECREASING INEQUALITY
DEMOGRAPHIC CHANGES
DEMOGRAPHIC FACTORS
DEVELOPMENT OUTCOMES
DIFFERENCES IN INCOME
DISTRIBUTION OF INCOME
DRIVERS
EARNING
ECONOMIC CONDITIONS
ECONOMIC GROWTH
ECONOMIC POLICIES
ECONOMIC REFORMS
EMPIRICAL EVIDENCE
EMPLOYMENT
EMPLOYMENT OF WOMEN
EQUITABLE DISTRIBUTION
EQUITABLE INCOME DISTRIBUTION
EXTREME POVERTY
FAMILY INCOME
FAMILY INCOMES
FINANCIAL CRISIS
GDP
GINI COEFFICIENT
GINI COEFFICIENTS
GINI INDEX
GRADUAL INCREASE
GROWTH COMPONENT
GROWTH RATE
GROWTH RATES
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
HOUSEHOLD INCOMES
HOUSEHOLD PER CAPITA INCOME
HOUSEHOLD SURVEYS
HUMAN DEVELOPMENT
ILLITERACY
IMPACT ON POVERTY
INCOME
INCOME COUNTRIES
INCOME DIFFERENTIALS
INCOME DISPARITIES
INCOME DISTRIBUTION
INCOME GAINS
INCOME GROUP
INCOME GROUPS
INCOME GROWTH
INCOME INEQUALITIES
INCOME INEQUALITY
INCOME LEVELS
INCOME SHARE
INCOME TAX
INCOME VARIABLES
INCOMES
INCREASING SHARE
INEQUALITY INDEX
INEQUALITY LEVELS
INEQUALITY REDUCTION
INTERNATIONAL COMPARISONS
INTERVENTIONS
LABOR FORCE
LABOR INCOME
LABOR INCOMES
LABOR MARKET
LABOR MARKET POLICIES
LABOR MARKET SEGMENTATION
MACRO POLICY
MACROECONOMIC ENVIRONMENT
MACROECONOMIC INSTABILITY
MACROECONOMIC STABILITY
MACROECONOMICS
MATHEMATICS
MEAN INCOME
MIDDLE INCOME
MINIMUM LEVEL
MINIMUM WAGE
NEGATIVE IMPACT
NUTRITION
OBSERVED CHANGES
OCCUPATIONS
PENSIONS
PER CAPITA INCOMES
PERSONAL INCOME
POLICY OBJECTIVE
POLICY OPTIONS
POLICY REFORMS
POLITICAL INSTABILITY
POLITICAL SCIENTISTS
POOR
POOR CHILDREN
POOR FAMILIES
POOR GROWTH
POSITIVE EFFECT
POSITIVE IMPACT
POVERTY CHANGES
POVERTY GAP
POVERTY RATE
POVERTY REDUCING
POVERTY REDUCTION
PRODUCTIVITY
PUBLIC POLICY
PUBLIC TRANSFERS
REDISTRIBUTIVE EFFECTS
REDISTRIBUTIVE IMPACT
REDUCING INEQUALITY
REGIONAL DIFFERENCES
RELATIVE IMPORTANCE
RENTS
RETIREMENT
RISING INEQUALITY
RURAL
RURAL AREA
RURAL AREAS
RURAL BENEFICIARIES
RURAL INEQUALITY
RURAL WORKERS
SALARIES
SALARY
SANITATION
SECTOR EMPLOYEES
SERVANTS
SIGNALING EFFECT
SIGNIFICANCE LEVEL
SIGNIFICANT IMPACT
SKILLED LABOR
SKILLED WORKERS
SOCIAL ASSISTANCE
SOCIAL POLICIES
SOCIAL POLICY
SOCIAL PROGRAMS
SOCIAL SECURITY
SOCIAL SECURITY PROGRAMS
SOCIAL TRANSFERS
STRUCTURAL REFORMS
TARGETED TRANSFERS
TARGETING
UNPAID WORKERS
UNSKILLED LABOR
WAGE DIFFERENTIALS
WAGE DISTRIBUTION
WAGE INCREASES
WAGE POLICY
WAGES
WELL-BEING
WELLBEING
ACCESS TO SERVICES
ACCOUNTING
ADVERSE IMPACT
ADVISERS
ANNUAL CHANGE
ANNUAL GROWTH
AVERAGE CHANGE
AVERAGE INCOME
AVERAGE INCOMES
CAPITAL GAINS
CASH TRANSFER PROGRAMS
CASH TRANSFERS
CLERKS
COL
CONCENTRATION COEFFICIENTS
COUNTERFACTUAL
DECLINING INEQUALITY
DECREASING INEQUALITY
DEMOGRAPHIC CHANGES
DEMOGRAPHIC FACTORS
DEVELOPMENT OUTCOMES
DIFFERENCES IN INCOME
DISTRIBUTION OF INCOME
DRIVERS
EARNING
ECONOMIC CONDITIONS
ECONOMIC GROWTH
ECONOMIC POLICIES
ECONOMIC REFORMS
EMPIRICAL EVIDENCE
EMPLOYMENT
EMPLOYMENT OF WOMEN
EQUITABLE DISTRIBUTION
EQUITABLE INCOME DISTRIBUTION
EXTREME POVERTY
FAMILY INCOME
FAMILY INCOMES
FINANCIAL CRISIS
GDP
GINI COEFFICIENT
GINI COEFFICIENTS
GINI INDEX
GRADUAL INCREASE
GROWTH COMPONENT
GROWTH RATE
GROWTH RATES
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
HOUSEHOLD INCOMES
HOUSEHOLD PER CAPITA INCOME
HOUSEHOLD SURVEYS
HUMAN DEVELOPMENT
ILLITERACY
IMPACT ON POVERTY
INCOME
INCOME COUNTRIES
INCOME DIFFERENTIALS
INCOME DISPARITIES
INCOME DISTRIBUTION
INCOME GAINS
INCOME GROUP
INCOME GROUPS
INCOME GROWTH
INCOME INEQUALITIES
INCOME INEQUALITY
INCOME LEVELS
INCOME SHARE
INCOME TAX
INCOME VARIABLES
INCOMES
INCREASING SHARE
INEQUALITY INDEX
INEQUALITY LEVELS
INEQUALITY REDUCTION
INTERNATIONAL COMPARISONS
INTERVENTIONS
LABOR FORCE
LABOR INCOME
LABOR INCOMES
LABOR MARKET
LABOR MARKET POLICIES
LABOR MARKET SEGMENTATION
MACRO POLICY
MACROECONOMIC ENVIRONMENT
MACROECONOMIC INSTABILITY
MACROECONOMIC STABILITY
MACROECONOMICS
MATHEMATICS
MEAN INCOME
MIDDLE INCOME
MINIMUM LEVEL
MINIMUM WAGE
NEGATIVE IMPACT
NUTRITION
OBSERVED CHANGES
OCCUPATIONS
PENSIONS
PER CAPITA INCOMES
PERSONAL INCOME
POLICY OBJECTIVE
POLICY OPTIONS
POLICY REFORMS
POLITICAL INSTABILITY
POLITICAL SCIENTISTS
POOR
POOR CHILDREN
POOR FAMILIES
POOR GROWTH
POSITIVE EFFECT
POSITIVE IMPACT
POVERTY CHANGES
POVERTY GAP
POVERTY RATE
POVERTY REDUCING
POVERTY REDUCTION
PRODUCTIVITY
PUBLIC POLICY
PUBLIC TRANSFERS
REDISTRIBUTIVE EFFECTS
REDISTRIBUTIVE IMPACT
REDUCING INEQUALITY
REGIONAL DIFFERENCES
RELATIVE IMPORTANCE
RENTS
RETIREMENT
RISING INEQUALITY
RURAL
RURAL AREA
RURAL AREAS
RURAL BENEFICIARIES
RURAL INEQUALITY
RURAL WORKERS
SALARIES
SALARY
SANITATION
SECTOR EMPLOYEES
SERVANTS
SIGNALING EFFECT
SIGNIFICANCE LEVEL
SIGNIFICANT IMPACT
SKILLED LABOR
SKILLED WORKERS
SOCIAL ASSISTANCE
SOCIAL POLICIES
SOCIAL POLICY
SOCIAL PROGRAMS
SOCIAL SECURITY
SOCIAL SECURITY PROGRAMS
SOCIAL TRANSFERS
STRUCTURAL REFORMS
TARGETED TRANSFERS
TARGETING
UNPAID WORKERS
UNSKILLED LABOR
WAGE DIFFERENTIALS
WAGE DISTRIBUTION
WAGE INCREASES
WAGE POLICY
WAGES
WELL-BEING
WELLBEING
Rocha, Sonia
Lopez-Calva, Luis F.
Exiting Belindia? Lesson from the Recent Decline in Income Inequality in Brazil
description After decades of persistent disparities, inequality in Brazil has fallen steadily over the last fifteen years. This robust rate of decline has surpassed the pace of the Latin American region as a whole, and is taking place as inequality rises in several rapid-growth emerging economies in other regions. This document examines the recent trend in income inequality in Brazil, its key policy drivers and some of the challenges ahead. It aims at capturing some of the lessons behind Brazil?s experience to share with other economies in the region and beyond.
topic_facet ACCESS TO SERVICES
ACCOUNTING
ADVERSE IMPACT
ADVISERS
ANNUAL CHANGE
ANNUAL GROWTH
AVERAGE CHANGE
AVERAGE INCOME
AVERAGE INCOMES
CAPITAL GAINS
CASH TRANSFER PROGRAMS
CASH TRANSFERS
CLERKS
COL
CONCENTRATION COEFFICIENTS
COUNTERFACTUAL
DECLINING INEQUALITY
DECREASING INEQUALITY
DEMOGRAPHIC CHANGES
DEMOGRAPHIC FACTORS
DEVELOPMENT OUTCOMES
DIFFERENCES IN INCOME
DISTRIBUTION OF INCOME
DRIVERS
EARNING
ECONOMIC CONDITIONS
ECONOMIC GROWTH
ECONOMIC POLICIES
ECONOMIC REFORMS
EMPIRICAL EVIDENCE
EMPLOYMENT
EMPLOYMENT OF WOMEN
EQUITABLE DISTRIBUTION
EQUITABLE INCOME DISTRIBUTION
EXTREME POVERTY
FAMILY INCOME
FAMILY INCOMES
FINANCIAL CRISIS
GDP
GINI COEFFICIENT
GINI COEFFICIENTS
GINI INDEX
GRADUAL INCREASE
GROWTH COMPONENT
GROWTH RATE
GROWTH RATES
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
HOUSEHOLD INCOMES
HOUSEHOLD PER CAPITA INCOME
HOUSEHOLD SURVEYS
HUMAN DEVELOPMENT
ILLITERACY
IMPACT ON POVERTY
INCOME
INCOME COUNTRIES
INCOME DIFFERENTIALS
INCOME DISPARITIES
INCOME DISTRIBUTION
INCOME GAINS
INCOME GROUP
INCOME GROUPS
INCOME GROWTH
INCOME INEQUALITIES
INCOME INEQUALITY
INCOME LEVELS
INCOME SHARE
INCOME TAX
INCOME VARIABLES
INCOMES
INCREASING SHARE
INEQUALITY INDEX
INEQUALITY LEVELS
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author Rocha, Sonia
Lopez-Calva, Luis F.
author_facet Rocha, Sonia
Lopez-Calva, Luis F.
author_sort Rocha, Sonia
title Exiting Belindia? Lesson from the Recent Decline in Income Inequality in Brazil
title_short Exiting Belindia? Lesson from the Recent Decline in Income Inequality in Brazil
title_full Exiting Belindia? Lesson from the Recent Decline in Income Inequality in Brazil
title_fullStr Exiting Belindia? Lesson from the Recent Decline in Income Inequality in Brazil
title_full_unstemmed Exiting Belindia? Lesson from the Recent Decline in Income Inequality in Brazil
title_sort exiting belindia? lesson from the recent decline in income inequality in brazil
publisher World Bank, Washington, DC
publishDate 2012
url http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2012/01/16423641/exiting-belindia-lesson-recent-decline-income-inequality-brazil
https://hdl.handle.net/10986/12808
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